Captain Sentenced

DIGEST

A Fort Lauderdale boat captain was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in state prison for the beating death of a barmaid.

Oak Gentry, 52, pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and arson in connection with the March 1988 death of Roberta S. Reiman, who worked at Gaffer`s Pub in Fort Lauderdale.

Gentry and Reiman were seen quarreling in front of the Green Olive Lounge in the 3000 block of North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Police said the pair left there together in a car. Later, Gentry beat the woman and set the car on fire, police said.